Longstone of Minchinhampton

The Longstone of Minchinhampton is a standing stone on Minchinhampton Common, Minchinhampton in Gloucestershire, England [1]. The Longstone is a large piece of oolitic limestone standing upright in a field, known as Longstone Field, 1 mile east of the Minchinhampton village [1]. It is 7.5 feet high and 6 feet wide, with natural holes through its 15 inches width [1]. Nearby, 12 yards to the south west, there is a fallen standing stone which has been built into a dry stone wall, and may have once formed a stone pair with the Longstone [1]. The area has numerous barrows and near the Longstone ornaments, flint and arrowheads have all been found [1]. The stone was believed to be able to cure infants of maladies such as measles and whooping cough, by passing the child through one of the natural holes [1].